Iceland: Life In The Freezer Cabinet - BBC2

SteUK · 22/10/13 - 01:37

On at 9pm, anyone watching? From RT:

New series. Documentary following the changing fortunes of frozen-food supermarket chain Iceland, featuring contributions by CEO Malcolm Walker. The first edition reveals how the company's top-performing branches compete over the busy Christmas period for a cash prize, follows the work of buying staff as they search for new products to add to the freezers, and reveals the impact of the horsemeat scandal on profits.

Billy_Value · 22/10/13 - 01:54

oh hell no

koantemplation · 22/10/13 - 01:59

Oh it clashes with 999 What's Your Emergency.

But I think I'll give it a try.

koantemplation · 22/10/13 - 02:02

I'm not keen on those factories they make ready meals in. I'd give up ready meals if it mean people not having to work in them.

Hayley_baby · 22/10/13 - 02:03

lol this is the guy (malcolm) that says he would never eat anything from Iceland and he owns it

Doghouse Riley · 22/10/13 - 02:05

Why are the BBC doing a "Promo" for a food retailer?

What's next,
"What you can make with the left-over bits from your Ikea wardrobe?"

kegsie · 22/10/13 - 02:07

I lasted six minutes.

I'm off to get outraged by shoplifters on Channel 5

SteUK · 22/10/13 - 02:09

Prawn ring made an appearance.

mikebuk · 22/10/13 - 02:10

Employed for their charms. Sorry, staff looking like the Cheshire cat on acid doesn't make me want to shop there.

yosemitesam · 22/10/13 - 02:11

Hayley_baby wrote: »

lol this is the guy (malcolm) that says he would never eat anything from Iceland and he owns it

Is he related to Mark who managed the Grosvenor hotel in Torquay - think the programme was called The Hotel.

suesuesue · 22/10/13 - 02:13

Unbelievable! BBC2 - no money received from advertising revenue - happily give a 'free' 3 hour ad slot to a retailer. Anyone remember years ago when they did the same for Tesco? They were supposed to have open access to Tesco and show what they wanted. At the time of filming a supplier of Tesco was caught bleaching chicken to cover the fact it was well past fit for consumption and then sent it back in their stores. Tesco completely managed the final edits and made sure they looked in a good light.

I guess Iceland are using this to try and repair the damage caused by their numpty chief during the horse meat saga, making oddly racist comments about the Irish and coming over as a complete tool. And the licence fee pays for this propoganda. Enjoy!

miss buzzybee · 22/10/13 - 02:21

Quite interesting for me as I did Food Science donkeys years ago at uni. I don't buy ready meals though.

Hayley_baby · 22/10/13 - 02:21

yosemitesam wrote: »

Is he related to Mark who managed the Grosvenor hotel in Torquay - think the programme was called The Hotel.

haha yeah I've seen The Hotel before you never know maybe there brothers

Molly Bloom · 22/10/13 - 02:21

Saw an advert for it and it just featured a load of "quirky" people being "wacky" so I've given the show a miss. Was I right to?

Hayley_baby · 22/10/13 - 02:27

As if the cleaners really clean in that outfit :rolleyes:

SteUK · 22/10/13 - 02:34

So they complain about Tesco copying them, yet they seem to getting a lot of their own 'new' ideas from M&S and Waitrose..

[Deleted User] · 22/10/13 - 02:36

Molly Bloom wrote: »

Saw an advert for it and it just featured a load of "quirky" people being "wacky" so I've given the show a miss. Was I right to?

Well, you've missed the prawns in rice crispies:eek:

Our Iceland, which I do shop in for veg and ice creams, definately mis-read the memo about employing staff with a personality:D

mikebuk · 22/10/13 - 02:38

We all knew that one about why Santa wears red !

[Deleted User] · 22/10/13 - 02:40

Was that Jodie Prenger?

mia75 · 22/10/13 - 02:45

I'm loving this 😊
Bless the money winners

Trsvis_Bickle · 22/10/13 - 02:53

suesuesue wrote: »

I guess Iceland are using this to try and repair the damage caused by their numpty chief during the horse meat saga, making oddly racist comments about the Irish and coming over as a complete tool. And the licence fee pays for this propoganda. Enjoy!

Racist, my arse. He was referring to Irish horsemeat DNA testing. Far from being 'a complete tool', he's become a multi-millionaire, starting from nothing, in a fiercely competitive business sector.

mikebuk · 22/10/13 - 02:54

'We love horses, they were in the Olympics'. Proof as to why you should never let the public talk.

Trsvis_Bickle · 22/10/13 - 02:56

Walker badly underestimated the impact of the horsemeat scandal there. Far from being a flash in the pan, it ran for months.

Trsvis_Bickle · 22/10/13 - 02:58

mikebuk wrote: »

'We love horses, they were in the Olympics'. Proof as to why you should never let the public talk.

Yes and the daft cow goes rabbiting on about how she loves all animals. So why is she buying burgers in the first place, then?

miss buzzybee · 22/10/13 - 02:59

mikebuk wrote: »

'We love horses, they were in the Olympics'. Proof as to why you should never let the public talk.

Lol that was....

Open University?

newda898 · 22/10/13 - 03:00

I didn't like some of those managers in head office. Looked a bit too self righteous.

Hey there!

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